goldfield

noun

gold·​field ˈgōl(d)-ˌfēld 

: a gold-mining district

Examples of goldfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1896, roughly 100,000 people set out for the goldfields around Dawson City, Canada. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Keep an eye out for popcorn flowers, yarrow, goldfields, mustard and sticky monkey-flowers. — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026

The first is the amount of the valley — shown in a satellite image — covered in poppies and goldfields, expressed as a percentage. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Speculation, obstructive mining laws, poor ore bodies, and bad living conditions on the goldfields meant that a mild boom was followed by a major bust. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goldfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• hayfield
• infield